Shield attachment for sleeves.



M. M. ROGERS. SHIELD ATTACHMENT FOR SLEEVES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1910.

Patented Sept. 3. 1912.

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MILDREI) M. ROGERS, OF KATRINE, VIRGINIA.

SHIELD ATTACHMENT FOR SLEEVES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1912.

Application led August 9, 1910. Serial No. 576,370.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it lnown that I, MILDRED M. ROGERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Katrina-in the county of Buckingham and State of Virginia,have invented new and useful Improvements in Shield Attachments forSleeves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shield attaching devices and the object ot theinvention is the provision of a novel and inexpensive clamp which may beattached to the shield in such a manner that it will hold the shieldupon the dress and may be readily removed therefrom.

Further objects of the invention will appear as the followingspeciicdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing whichforms a part of this application, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the device removed from the shield.Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the application of the device. Fig. 3is a perspective view of a modified form. Fig. l is a similar view of afurther modification.

Referring more particularly to Figs. l and 2, l represents a piece ofmaterial preferably spring' steel which is suitably treated to preventrust or corrosion from moisture and which is bent into curved form asshown, substantially the shape of a horseshoe. The ends of the piece ofmaterial have formed integrally therewith the gripping jaws 2 whichextend at right angles to the body 3 and are serrated or roughened upontheir inner faces. rFhe intermediate portion between the ends isprovided with a plurality of right angular series ot apertures 4arranged on each side of the vertical axis of the receiving body portionof said member and adapted to receive threads for adjustably andinterchangeably connecting the attaching device to the shield and moreespecially as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing' wherein the receiving bodyportion, which will be later described, is attached flush with the outerside edge of the opposite side of the shield and by so doing does awaywith the necessity of having devices of this character manufactured inpair-lots. l/Vhen the shield is applied, a clamp such as disclosed inthe drawing, or in other words, having a portion ot' the shield attachedto a side member, permits the same more convenient for use, that is tosay does away partially with the side portion of t-he shields having atendency to move upward and thereby holding the side members in a spacedparallel relation one to the other @ne of these devices is secured toeach side of the shield in the manner shown and when gripped upon thesleeve seam holds the shield properly in place.

In the modified 'orm shown in Fig. 3, the device is constructed of twoseparate parts l and 5 which are substantially right angular and areconnected together at their upper ends by a spring hinge 6. The lowerends are provided with the gripping jaws 7 as shown in Fig. l. The space8 which is formed by the bow shape of the body in Fig. l and by theright angular shape or" the members 4f and 5 in Fig. 3 is formed toreceive the seam ofthe garment.

In Fig. l the device is shown as comprising a pair of fiat members 9 andl0 connected together at one end by a spring hinge 11 and having theiropposite or free ends bentlaterally at right angles to the body portionof the members and provided with serrated teeth 1l, the teeth on onelateral extension being preferably adapted to intermesh with the teethon the opposite extension. Each member is provided with elongated slotsl2 which are adapted to receive threads for securing the device to ashield or to receive suitable straps or tape ends secured to the shieldand adapted to pass through the slot. 1

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- An attachmentdevice for dress shields comprising a bowed spring steel member,integral elongated clamping jaws extending in opposite directions fromeach end of the spring member and disposed at right angles thereto, saidjaws being of a width equal to Jdie width of the spring ineinbei', andIn testimony whereof I a'liix my signature ioughened 1hl'oughout theirentire length to in presence of two witnesses.

iinily clasp the saine upon a sleeve seam,

Jdie Said spring nienibei being piovided at each side of its center ateach end with sew MLDRED M' ROGERS' holes, and said jaws also beingprovided V'Vitnesses:

with sew holes extended into Jche oppositeiy E. D. GILLIAME,

extending portions of said jaws. E. L. MOSELEY.

Gopies o this patent may be obtained for 4five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patellis, Washington, D. C.

